2Ki 23:15-20, 2Ch 30:1, 10-11, 31:1 | TSK | STEP

2 Kings 23:15-20

the altar.

10:31; 1Ki 12:28-33; 14:16; 15:30; 21:22

stamped.

burned.

who proclaimed.The Septuagint and Hexaplar Syriac at Paris insert, "when Jeroboam stood by the altar at the feast. And turning about, he cast his eyes on the sepulchre of the man of God"--

It is the sepulchre.

1Ki 13:1,30,31

alone. Heb. to escape. the bones of the prophet.

1Ki 13:1-22,31

the houses.

17:9; 1Ki 12:31; 13:32

the cities.

2Ch 30:6-11; 31:1; 34:6,7

the kings.

8:18; 1Ki 16:33; Mic 6:16

to provoke the Lord.

17:16-18; 21:6; Ps 78:58; Jer 7:18,19; Eze 8:17,18

he slew. or, he sacrificed.

10:25; 11:18; Ex 22:20; De 13:5; 1Ki 13:2; 18:40; Isa 34:6

Zec 13:2,3

burned.

2Ch 34:5

2 Chronicles 30:1

1 Hezekiah proclaims a solemn passover on the second month for Judah and Israel.

13 The assembly, having destroyed the altars of idolatry, keep the feast fourteen days.

27 The priests and Levites bless the people.

Israel.

11:13,16

Ephraim.

10,11; 25:7; 35:6; Ho 5:4; 7:8,9; 11:8

to the house.

De 16:2-6

to keep.

Ex 12:3-20; 1Co 5:7,8

2 Chronicles 30:10-11

the posts.

6; Es 3:13,15; 8:10,14; Job 9:25

they laughed.

36:16; Ge 19:14; Ne 2:19; Job 12:4; Lu 8:53; 16:14; 22:63,64; 23:35

Ac 17:32; Heb 11:36

divers of Asher.It has been said, that Hezekiah had no right to invite Hoshea's subjects to repair to Jerusalem to his passover; but it may be presumed, that he was encouraged to do this by Hoshea himself, who was one of their best kings; besides which, both the golden calves having been taken away by the Assyrians, the apostate Israelites, being thus deprived of idols, had begun to return to the Lord, and to go up to Jerusalem to worship, some time before Hezekiah gave them this invitation.

18,21; 11:16; Ac 17:34

humbled themselves.

12:6,7,12; 33:12,19,23; 34:27; Ex 10:3; Le 26:41; Da 5:22; Lu 14:11

Lu 18:14; Jas 4:10; 1Pe 5:6